Charles D. "Chip" MacLeod

Charles D. "Chip" MacLeod is a member of Funk & Bolton, P.A., resident in the firm's Chestertown office, and head of the firm's local government practice group. He concentrates in local government law, public finance, government relations and representation of tax-exempt organizations. Mr. MacLeod also serves as the president of AllShore Title Services, LLC, with which the firm has a professional relationship, providing real estate transaction services.

From 1988 until 1991, Mr. MacLeod served as the Associate Director of the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo). In this capacity, he represented the collective interests of Maryland's 23 counties and Baltimore City before the Maryland General Assembly and various State agencies and commissions. Mr. MacLeod staffed MACo's Tax Subcommittee, researched issues affecting Maryland political subdivisions and acted as a resource to elected and appointed county government officials.

From 1991 through 1998, Mr. MacLeod was the County Administrator of Kent County, Maryland. As County Administrator, he was responsible for the day-to-day management of county government, including all aspects of financial and personnel administration. While serving as Kent County Administrator, Mr. MacLeod was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Local Government Insurance Trust (LGIT) and chaired LGIT's Health Benefits Committee. The firm currently serves as general counsel to LGIT and to the Eastern Shore of Maryland Educational Consortium Energy Trust, and Mr. MacLeod has primary responsibility for such representations.

Mr. MacLeod has been an active participant in MACo, serving for seven years as a representative of Kent County on MACo's Legislative Committee and Tax Subcommittee. He is a former member and past president of the Maryland Association of County Administrative Officers.

Mr. MacLeod currently serves as the County Attorney for Caroline County and as the Town Attorney for the Town of Rock Hall and the Town of Sudlersville, Maryland.

Mr. MacLeod is a member of the International Municipal Lawyers Association and the Maryland Association of County Civil Attorneys and an associate member of the Maryland Government Finance Officers Association. He is a member/President of the Maryland Municipal Attorneys' Association and is Chairman of the Board of Chester River Health System, Inc.